Faithful animal doesn't allow anybody to come near to master's corpse — Mythoi

Motif

Faithful animal doesn't allow anybody to come near to master's corpse.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B301.1.3

Cited in the index

general Þiðriks saga II 154, 386.

Within the index

Filed under Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hunger.

Filed beside it

Faithful dog follows master's dead body when cast into river. Supports body Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave – dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.7.1.]

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